Springport Beats the Weather

By: SMS correspondent, Michelle Sprague

    While other mid-Michigan tracks were cancelling their shows, the Springport Motor Speedway proceeded with the full racing program, and was able to get the entire program in, and the racing action was as hot as the weather. Sunny skies and hot temps prevailed for a better portion of the evening, as fifteen Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds took to the track. Trei Deubel, of Holt, and Jason Parish, of Eaton Rapids, brought the field down to the green, as Parish grabbed the top spot, with Deubel, Dan Loughan, of Charlotte, and Earl Miles, of Jackson, in tow. Leroy Ellis, of Vermontville, joined the top five. Miles took several looks to the inside of Loughan who was running a higher line, as he was looking for a way around Deubel. Parish was checking out on the field as Loughan made his way around Deubel with just five laps to go. A spin on lap 23 closed the field up behind Parish, something Parish didn’t want to see happen. On the restart, Loughan looked to the high-side once again, and with one lap to go, the top two ran side by side, with Loughan nipping Parish at the line for the win. Deubel, Miles and Ellis rounded out the top five. Leslie’s Ken Buchner and Loughan made trips to the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle for their heat wins.

   The Performance Automotive NW Sportsman division saw only six cars, with Al “Gator” Williams making his return to the big 3/8-mile oval. Charlotte’s Matt Kirchen took off like a shot, as the green flag waved, but Mason’s Scott Sigman charged to the front to take the lead away, just two laps into the 20-lap feature. Sigman ran away from the field, as Okemos’ Steve Oberst made his way around Kirchen for second. Leslie’s Nate Moon held down the fourth spot, while Williams came home in fifth. It was another sweep for Sigman, as he also took the heat win, stretching his win streak to four wins out of five nights of competition.

   Toledo, Ohio’s James Hammond, fresh off his first ever heat win from the previous week, took command on the start and led the first eight laps as Jackson’s Edson Rowley III came charging up through the field. Todd Metz Sr. didn’t make it easy for Rowley, as he held down the second position for a number of laps, favoring the high line that Rowley has been running. Rowley dropped to the bottom of the track, and ducked under Metz for second. He began reeling in Hammond, the leader, and took away the position at the halfway point. Metz drove around Hammond and tried to keep Rowley in his sights. Lansing’s Bill McBride had a stellar run, holding down the third position by lap 14. Caution on lap 17 closed the field up behind Rowley, but Metz and McBride had nothing for the four-time feature winner. Make it five for Rowley at the stripe, with Metz, McBride, Charlotte’s Steve Wrenn, and Garry Sanfilippo, of Eaton Rapids, coming home as the top five.

   Mark Carson, of Dansville, grabbed his first ever feature win at the Springport Motor Speedway. Charlotte’s Josh Sattler and Jackson’s Larry Surber Jr. brought the field down for the start, with Sattler taking the lead. It was short-lived though, as Holt’s Bryan Jenks took over for a couple of laps. Carson had already begun his march through the field and took the lead on lap six. He had company though, as Jackson’s Jeremy Lutz pulled up onto his back bumper. Jonathan Smith, of Spring Arbor, took a couple of looks under Lutz for second but couldn’t get it done. Munith’s Matt Patrick tried to chase down Smith for third, as Sattler made the pass on Jenks for fifth. At the stripe, it was Carson, Lutz, Smith, Patrick and Sattler. Sattler was the FWD winner, and made a trip to the Corrigan Winner’s Circle along with Carson as the RWD winner. Smith (RWD) and Charlotte’s Pastor Randy Royston (FWD) tallied heat wins for the evening.

   Detroit’s Ed Welch went immediately to the front on the start for the Super Mini-Cup division. Munith’s Dave Harrison ducked under Welch for the lead at the halfway mark. Charlotte’s Maurice Randall, who started at the rear of the field by virtue of being the fast qualifier, patiently picked off cars to sit in second after 10-laps. Randall took away the lead on lap 16 and never looked back. Randall took the win, followed by Harrison, Welch, Baird, and Vermontville’s Trent Jensen. Harrison and Welch won their heats.

   Please join your friends and neighbors at the Springport Motor Speedway for family-friendly, exciting racing action each and every Saturday night. Check out our website at www.springportmotorspeedway.com for more information about upcoming events. Saturday, June 14th will be a full show with Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, plus the VROA and Mini-Cups. As always, we’ll see you at the races!

Statistics
Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modified Series
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Qualifying Results:								Heat 1 Results:
Pos	Car#	Driver	Best Time	2nd Best	Pts.			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
1	50	Leroy Ellis	15.750	15.885	20			1	13	Ken Buchner	8	16.383	6	10
2	96	Justin Kazmar	15.774	15.860	15			2	36	Tom Williams	8	16.308	5	8
3	73	Earl Miles	15.788	15.990	14			3	15	Darel Woolsey	8	16.239	7	6
4	17	Dusty Carl	15.796	15.870	13			4	1B	Nathan Bennett	8	16.773	7	4
5	6L	Dan Loughan	15.827	15.903	12			5	40	Shawn Lee	8	16.735	4	0
6	29	Jason Parish	15.901	16.548	11			6	5	Craig Willett	8	16.427	7	0
7	31	Trei Deubel	15.927	16.097	10			7	971	Wayne Haughton	8	16.795	5	0
8	M1	Bill Butler	15.940	16.049	9
9	5	Craig Willett	16.051	16.183	8
10	15	Darel Woolsey	16.141	16.266	7			Heat 2 Results:
11	40	Shawn Lee	16.396	16.398	6
12	36	Tom Williams	16.415	16.544	5			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
13	971	Wayne Haughton	16.503	16.691	4			1	6L	Dan Loughan	8	15.914	4	10
14	13	Ken Buchner	16.546	16.771	3			2	M1	Bill Butler	8	16.003	5	8
15	1B	Nathan Bennett	16.784	17.144	2			3	29	Jason Parish	8	15.970	5	6
16	971.	Wade Lankton	-.---	-.---	0			4	73	Earl Miles	8	15.977	4	4
								5	50	Leroy Ellis	8	15.929	4	0
Feature Results:								6	17	Dusty Carl	8	16.002	6	0
								7	31	Trei Deubel	8	15.921	4	0
Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.		8	96	Justin Kazmar	8	16.092	6	0
1	6L	Dan Loughan	25	15.920	2	200
2	29	Jason Parish	25	15.787	3	190
3	31	Trei Deubel	25	16.011	4	185
4	73	Earl Miles	25	15.946	2	180
5	50	Leroy Ellis	25	15.916	4	175
6	M1	Bill Butler	25	16.178	3	170
7	5	Craig Willett	25	16.320	4	165
8	15	Darel Woolsey	25	16.336	5	160
9	13	Ken Buchner	25	16.604	25	155
10	36	Tom Williams	25	16.437	10	150
11	17	Dusty Carl	23	16.011	7	145
12	40	Shawn Lee	23	16.640	3	140
13	971	Wayne Haughton	23	16.901	4	135
14	96	Justin Kazmar	13	15.991	6	130
15	1B	Nathan Bennett	13	16.922	7	125
Performance Automotive Northwest  Sportsman Series
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Qualifying Results:								Heat 1 Results:
Pos	Car#	Driver	Best Time	2nd Best	Pts.			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
1	47	Scott Sigman	16.899	17.210	20			1	47	Scott Sigman	8	16.794	5	10
2	10	Steve Oberst	17.079	17.110	15			2	10	Steve Oberst	8	17.081	7	8
3	36	Matt Kirchen	17.426	17.667	14			3	36	Matt Kirchen	8	17.435	6	6
4	M74	Nate Moon	17.905	17.914	13			4	M74	Nate Moon	8	17.606	7	4
5	42	Bill Denny	17.998	18.064	12			5	69	Al Williams	8	17.761	8	0
6	69	Al Williams	-.---	-.---	0			6	42	Bill Denny	8	18.781	2	0
Feature Results:
Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
1	47	Scott Sigman	20	16.813	5	200
2	10	Steve Oberst	20	16.990	6	190
3	36	Matt Kirchen	20	17.418	7	185
4	M74	Nate Moon	20	17.779	7	180
5	69	Al Williams	16	17.599	5	175
The BOSS Pony Stock Series
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Qualifying Results:								Heat 1 Results:
Pos	Car#	Driver	Best Time	2nd Best	Pts.			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
1	55	Edson Rowley III	19.779	19.878	40			1	7	Garry Sanfilippo	8	21.009	6	10
2	95	Jerome Leach	20.087	20.227	40			2	94	Steve Wrenn	8	21.162	3	9
3	62	Todd Metz Sr.	20.117	20.425	40			3	17.	Tony Sanfilippo	8	20.750	3	8
4	80	Bill McBride	20.294	20.362	40			4	97	Scott Rogers	8	21.271	1	7
5	14	James Hamond	20.325	20.386	40			5	8	Douglas Stephenson	8	21.740	6	6
6	97	Scott Rogers	20.611	21.666	40			6	07	Mathew Vainner	8	21.845	7	5
7	17.	Tony Sanfilippo	20.672	21.020	40
8	7	Garry Sanfilippo	20.726	20.887	40
9	94	Steve Wrenn	20.887	20.889	40
10	07	Mathew Vainner	21.533	21.762	40			Heat 2 Results:
11	8	Douglas Stephenson	22.409	22.765	40
12	11	Nicholas Young	-.---	-.---	40			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
13	79	Misty Allen	-.---	-.---	40			1	62	Todd Metz Sr.	8	19.772	5	10
14	1	Matt Myers	-.---	-.---	40			2	55	Edson Rowley III	8	19.579	8	9
15	79	Todd Metz Jr.	21.005	21.044	40			3	95	Jerome Leach	8	19.993	5	8
								4	80	Bill McBride	8	20.020	6	7
Feature Results:								5	79	Misty Allen	8	21.038	2	6
								6	1	Matt Myers	8	21.505	4	5
Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.		7	11	Nicholas Young	8	21.866	6	5
1	55	Edson Rowley III	20	19.670	19	30
2	62	Todd Metz Sr.	20	19.875	19	29
3	80	Bill McBride	20	20.127	6	28
4	94	Steve Wrenn	20	20.907	3	27
5	7	Garry Sanfilippo	20	20.733	7	26
6	17.	Tony Sanfilippo	20	20.791	3	25
7	14	James Hamond	20	20.495	2	25
8	79	Misty Allen	19	21.117	12	24
9	1	Matt Myers	19	21.614	17	24
10	07	Mathew Vainner	19	21.642	2	24
11	95	Jerome Leach	16	20.451	6	21
12	8	Douglas Stephenson	16	21.665	1	21
13	11	Nicholas Young	4	21.936	3	9
Pure Stock Series
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Qualifying Results:								Heat 1 Results:
Pos	Car#	Driver	Best Time	2nd Best	Pts.			Pos	Car#	Driver	Laps	Best Time	Lap	Pts.
1	51	Jonathan Smith	19.382	19.570	20			1	51	Jonathan Smith	8	19.629	8	10
2	83	Jeremy Lutz	19.604	19.633	15			2	77	Mark Carson	8	19.950	6	8
3	25	Matt Patrick	19.659	19.952	14			3	25	Matt Patrick	8	19.881	7	6
4	77	Mark Carson	19.753	19.753	13			4	8	Larry Surber Jr.	8	20.506	2	4
5	9	Bryan Jenks	19.902	20.185	12			5	83	Jeremy Lutz	8	19.411	4	0
6	48	Josh Sattler	20.291	20.381	11			6	3:16	Randy Royston	8	20.325	2	0
7	3:16	Randy Royston	20.296	21.567	10			7	9	Bryan Jenks	8	20.295	2	0
8	8	Larry Surber Jr.	20.426	20.559	9			8	40	Jimmy Tucker	8	20.637